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Former Mossad Operative and Shin Bet Fighter Deborah Sharifian-Bachar Joins Gadi Eizenkot’s Party
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First reported by Mako · Jul 19, 2026
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Deborah Sharifian-Bachar, a former Mossad and Shin Bet operative born in Iran, has joined Gadi Eizenkot’s party ahead of the next Knesset elections. After a covert intelligence career focused on Iranian threats, she now leads a security education program and seeks to bring her experience into Israeli politics.
- 01Deborah Sharifian-Bachar, former Mossad and Shin Bet operative, joins Gadi Eizenkot’s party Yashar.
- 02She immigrated from Iran at age seven under a false identity after fleeing persecution.
- 03Sharifian-Bachar served in Shin Bet’s Tequila Force and Mossad, focusing on Iranian threats.
- 04She founded a high school program teaching security, intelligence, and Persian in Israel’s periphery.
- 05Eizenkot praised her as a model leader needed in Israeli politics.
- 06She is committed to being worthy of the trust placed in her as a new political figure.
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